Blogger: Laura White, PA to Public Affairs Manager
Suddenly everyone around me has begun talking about children’s programmes and movies. Not the children’s films and programmes I remember like the great Crystal Tips and Alistair, Captain Pugwash and of course Mr Ben or the sublime Jungle Book or 101 Dalmatians. No, they’re talking about Madagascar, Beauty and the Beast and Toy Story. But funnily enough, even at my grand old age, I know a lot about these more recent cartoons and the songs which make them great. I think my favourite song will always be ‘somewhere out there’ from An American Tale. But my most memorable moment will be the ‘bare necessities’ sung beautifully by Baloo the bear. A carefree moment captured in song. I do not believe there will be many of us around who can remember a time when the jungle was a safe haven for all kinds of animals, providing an endless food supply for both bear and man, who chose to live in harmony with their surroundings and not mercilessly destroy them for their own personal gain.
Did you know that the Sumatran rain forest is being destroyed at a rate of two football pitches every minute? And that only 5% of it remains? We’re working with our Birdlife International partner Burung Indonesia (with thanks to the Indonesian Government) on the management of an area of almost 100,000 hectares of Sumatran rainforest, replanting damaged areas and protecting the area against illegal loggers and poachers. Ensuring all rainforest inhabitants have access to the bare necessities of life! If you’d like to help save the Sumatran rainforest then why not join us and become one of a million voices for nature?
Photo Credits: Sumatran Wildlife and Communities by Clare Kendall (rspb-images.com)